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Just wanna share some thoughts after reading this
article It's about why FIRE may not be suitable for everyone. I think this is the 2nd article on this topic in the last 2 weeks. The main reason cited seems to be not being able to spend more money = less happy. Definitely true for some people.
"Some FIRE practitioners say they do in fact enjoy living a minimalist lifestyle and do not crave these luxuries. But while frugality is a virtue, it cannot be totalising. If the cost of missing out on fancy dinners and new clothes exceeds the joy they could have been derived from them, scrimping might make one worse off."
I agree with the writer that if you are someone who likes cafe hopping, 4 long haul overseas trip a year, branded bags, 2m dollars apartment, 200k car and so on and so forth, then most...